Taxonomy List Widget
by Erick Hitter · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 12 other plugins · 47K+ installs across the portfolio →
Creates a list (bulleted, number, or custom) of non-hierarchical taxonomies as an alternative to the term (tag) cloud. Formerly known as Tag List Widg …
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Health
B 74/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “sidebar” for “tag cloud”. “sidebar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tag cloud” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
74 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 59.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 286 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| taxonomy list | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| tag cloud | #21 | #20 | down 1 |
| taxonomy tag cloud | #9 | #18 | 0 |
| tag cloud widget | #16 | #19 | up 1 |
| taxonomy list plugin | #19 | #21 | 0 |
| taxonomy widget | #20 | #24 | down 4 |
| tag sidebar | #22 | #20 | down 5 |
| list tags | #23 | #23 | — |
| tag widget | #24 | #22 | — |
| list id | #23 | #21 | 0 |
| sidebar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “sidebar” for “tag cloud”. “sidebar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tag cloud” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 313 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 19 Jan 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 57% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ janelwashere4.9y ago
Works fine with version 5.8.2 Widget appears as expected, just had to remember to search for TAXONOMY widget not TAG widget.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ troyw20155.2y ago
I too am using GP Theme and just wanted to show tags in sidebar. Installed plugin and nothing happened. Various configuration of the widget also did nothing and didn’t even appear in the sidebar. Could just be out of date and no longer work, not sure!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zinkab6.4y ago
I am using the widget to display tags in a sidebar, and don’t want to show all tags. This widget can exclude/include tags. Tested on mobile, looks and works fine (GP theme) Thank you for the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ waleedkrashid6.5y ago
I used this plugin to concert the Tag cloud into Listing and it worked without issue. Happy with the functionality. However, it seems that this plugin also makes many pages ‘mobile unfriendly’ on google console. Can author check this issue please? Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mgstudio8.3y ago
not possible to chose taxonomies, only tags.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gmj9.3y ago
Very neat!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TiberiusJ9.9y ago
My only criticism is the font size, I would love to globally reduce the font sizes used, to 75% of their current sizes. Is there a way to do this by a simple setting addition or via CSS? See my site: http://eucap-sahel-mali.eu You may need to change language to English or French This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by TiberiusJ.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mbartizmo10.1y ago
I have used it in my sidebar since 2012. No issues.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Creates a list (bulleted, number, or custom) of non-hierarchical taxonomies as an alternative to the term (..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 822 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "sidebar" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 878 days in tier
- 2023-12-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 444 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- T Taxonomy Dropdown Widget 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 5 shared tags B
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Ad Widget for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Categorized Tag Cloud 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - P Posts By Tag 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
- N NS Category Widget 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B
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TagPages 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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